The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-27
THE NEW STREET-CAR LINES
Colonel Dudley Corrects Some Wrong
Impressions About His Enterprise.
The Woodruff Place and Haughville Horse
Car Line Will Be Completed in the
Fall. and the Gable Next Spring.

Col w. ". Dudley is busy making arrange
ments for the beginning of work on the street
railway lines his company propose to build un-
der the charter granted by the Council 81 have
been unfortunately misrepresented in of
the city newspapers" he said last night. land
there has been intimaton that our company
does not intend TO carry ont its promises to the
people. I would like to correct such impress
sion We propose to fulfill every stipulation in
the charter to the letter. There to be
misunderstanding regarding the lire from
Woodruff Place to Haughvie. It
never intended that it should be
cable line The charter provided
that it should be operated by horses. ard think
the people fully understood that fact. news
paper states that it is TO but So 900 ST. 900
per mile, when stated that it would cost be-
tween 100000 and $40, 900 per mile TO put it in
operation. 1t has also been stated in the news
papers that we propose to build line up Ten
nessee street. That is mistake. There will
be but two squares of track placed on Ten
nessee street. The line will start from the Cir
Gle, and follow Market street to Tennessee, and
will then run north on Tennessee and
thence to Seventh street The
Alabama street There will also be lines ex-
tended into the southern part of the city, and the
hOrS6-car lines we snail put down Will De tflou-
tary to these main cable lines. People Will De
gathered In from all portions of the city by the
tributary lines, and sent down town by the main
cable lines without extra fare The cars Will be
very frequently the tributary lines. and
residents of remote portions of the city will be
able to reach the city in comparatively short
time. We have never proposed to build cable
line before spring, because we do not believe 1t
could be done properly between now ana cold
weather It is great deal of money we are
putting into the enterprise. and we expect to do
it right from the beginning"
How soon will you begin work on the Wood
ruff Place and Haughville linel"
just as soon as we can get the material III
shape and here. We anxious to have the
lines completed by fall. We are getting things
shape for the beginning of work as soon as
possib BILE. / feel safe in saying that we Will be
pretty well along with the work In sixty days
Will any contracts be let during your present
vsit9"
Probably not We have yet to determine
the quality of iron we will use, and several
other preliminary matters. l have already
ceived a number of propositions for the laying OF
the track but have awarded n"t no contract It,
used AS much of the material can be fur
nshed here we will buy here. The rolling mills
will furnish the rails, provided they can roll the
kind we want, and we can agree on figures
will it be possibly for the line to be built to
the Insane Asylum unless the Commissioners
grant the right of way of West Washington
street between White river and Fall creek and
broaden the roaGway2"
I'VE pledged to build the line to the hos
pital, and Will De able TO reach there without
any diculry think. There will be trouble
about the right of way. and arrangements
being made for the widening of the road-bed be-
tween the two streams we can pass through"
when will work begin on the cable linel"
1--WE expect to have everything in readiness
for beginning work the tracks early IN the
spring. The material will all be ready, and all
there will be left to be done will be the putting
down of the tracks"
How will your horse-car line compare with
our present street car system|
"As an emierant com pares with Pullman
palace car. Our will all be of the latest
pattern They will be provided with heating
apparatus for winter. There will be conductors,
and no bob tail cars. They will be drawn by two
horses. None of the will less than six
teen feet in length. The cable will be
eunpped like the horse They will be
larger, ranging in length from sixteen to twenty
feet They will be provided with center lamps.
We will also have In operation full line of open
summer cars all the lines"
Colonel Dudley said that his company sat-
isfed with the ordinance passed in every partic-
u'ar. eve feel very grateful" he added, 'for
the favofs we have received from the people of
Indianapolis and propose to give them the best
We have got in return, and IN doing SO carry out
every provision of the ordinance"